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CME Webcast Teaches on Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care

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CME Webcast Teaches on Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care. This webcast will discuss Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care. The transition from pediatric to adult health care is a complex process, particularly for adolescents and young adults with chronic health conditions and intellectual and developmental disabilities. In this presentation, learners will expand their understanding of the transition process, with particular attention on the roles of doctors caring for young adults in the transition process and get an introduction to skills and resources that can support young adults as they enter adult health care.

By the mid-20th century, medical advances have led to improved survival rates for conditions that we once considered fatal in childhood, such as cystic fibrosis and congenital heart disease. As a result, the need for structured transition programs between pediatric care to adult care has become increasingly evident. Organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians and more have all emphasized the importance of transition planning to ensure continued, high-quality care. So, what does this mean for us in practice? How can we support our patients through this transition? To help us understand why transition of care is so critical and answer these questions and more, we’ve invited Dr Laura Hart. Dr Hart is a clinician-researcher at Nationwide Children’s Hospital where she practices Med-Peds primary care and researches the transition from pediatric to adult centered care.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Understand the role of doctors for adults in the transition process
  • Review recommended strategies for providing developmentally appropriate care to young adults

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Pediatric Role
  • Age of Transition
  • Transitioning PCPs
  • Specialist Care

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Webcast Producer at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual.  You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Learn About Lung Cancer and What the Primary Care Physician Needs To Know

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Learn About Lung Cancer and What the Primary Care Physician Needs To Know on webcast.  This webcast will discuss Lung Cancer: What the Primary Care Physician Needs To Know. This activity will review the epidemiology, staging, and initial treatment of lung cancer. In addition, the approach to the incidental pulmonary nodule will be discussed.

Primary care providers and hospitalists are on the front line and are usually the first ones to suspect lung cancer in patients. Because of this, it is incumbent on all physicians and advance practice providers who see adult patients to be able to recognize the earliest signs of lung cancer and to initiate the workup. Our presenter, Dr. Jim Allen, will be discussing a lot of the exciting driver-directed medications used in lung cancer today. The reality is that the medical oncologists are generally going to be the ones to make decisions about which particular drug is best for each individual patient. Instead, his presentation will focus on what the non-oncologist needs to know.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Improve how quickly patients with suspected lung cancer are directed toward appropriate treatment by educating physicians on the correct tests to employ for diagnosis and staging.
  • Improve primary care providers’ correct selection of either thoracic surgeons or medical oncologists for initial referral of lung cancer treatment.
  • Improve the percentage of patients with lung cancer diagnosed at early, curable stages by increasing utilization of lung cancer screening CT scans.

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Webcast Producer at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual.  You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Online Webcast Teaches on Advance Care Planning

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Online Webcast Teaches on Advance Care Planning. To guide us through Advance Care Planning and how we can incorporate it into our own practices is one of Ohio State University’s distinguished palliative care experts. Dr Kavitha Norton is a Professor of Palliative Medicine and is the Director of Communication Education and Training for the Division of Palliative Medicine at Ohio State.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Distinguish Advance Directives (products) form Advance Care Planning (process)
  • Practical Tips to make ACP and AD productive outcomes.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Who should plan?
  • Strategy of Discussions
  • Advance Directives

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the  OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual.  You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Learn About An Approach to Muscle Weakness in Primary Care

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn About An Approach to Muscle Weakness in Primary Care. Today, fortunately, we don’t see much polio. The inactivated poliovirus vaccine was approved for use in the United States in 1955, and the oral polio vaccine was approved in 1957. With mass vacations, wild cases of polio dropped to a mere 30 confirmed cases in 2022. But there are plenty of other causes of weakness. The differential can be quite diverse.

So for today’s topic on the Approach to Muscle Weakness in primary care, we’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s Neuromuscular experts. First, Dr Matthew Burford is an Assistant Professor of Neurology specializing in Neuromuscular Medicine. And, Dr Michael Isfort is also an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Ohio State who is fellowship trained in both clinical neurophysiology and neuromuscular medicine.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Differentiate true weakness from fatigue and asthenia\
  • Recognize patterns of localization to guide diagnostic testing
  • Localize weakness and associated symptoms to different components of the peripheral nervous system/motor unit.
  • Review common and uncommon neurological conditions affecting the peripheral nervous system and formulate an approach to diagnosis and treatment.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Urgency
  • Strength Grading

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Webcast Educates Physicians On Value Based Care and Reimbursement

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Webcast Educates Physicians On Value Based Care and Reimbursement. Where is all the money going? Mostly to treat chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, and asthma. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimates that care of chronic illness makes up 78% of US health expenditures. So how do we control the ballooning costs of healthcare while still provide high quality or high value care to our patients?

To help answer, that question, We’ve invited two value based care experts to the program. We’re pleased to introduce MedNet veteran Associate Professor Dr Aaron Clark who serves as the chair of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center’s Department of Family and Community Medicine. He is also the Medical Director of Value Based Care and Accountable Care Organization at OSU. And we’re also joined by Dr Sandeep Palakodeti who is an Internist and entrepreneur who founded 2 healthcare organizations Hopscotch Health and mishe.co.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

  • As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:
  • Understand and appreciate the recent trend in primary care shifting to retail and venture-backed organizations. Be able to define some of the key characteristics of why these practices are successful and are considered valuable for patients and by the market.
  • Describe a few prevailing trends that will shift how the industry is moving based on recent ruling by CMS and signs by other payors and stakeholders in healthcare.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Cost vs Outcomes
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Complex & High-Risk Patients
  • Administrative & IT burden
  • Health Disparities

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.